Conestoga wagon: Meaning and Definition of

Con'es•to'ga wag'on

Pronunciation: (kon'u-stō'gu, kon"-), [key]
  1. a large, heavy, broad-wheeled covered wagon, used esp. for transporting pioneers and freight across North America during the early westward migration. Also called
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